News about Kuala Lumpur

PETALING JAYA (June 3): Save Taman Rimba Kiara Working Group (STRKWG) and Taman Tun Dr Ismail resident’ Association (TTDI RA) have reiterated that Memang Perkasa Sdn Bhd should not proceed with the construction of a contentious high-rise high-density residential development in the neighbourhood as the developer allegedly did not comply with the requirements of the development order.

  SINGAPORE (June 1): Singapore has requested the Malaysian government to clarify its position on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project, Bernama reported Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan as saying.

PETALING JAYA (May 31): The Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory Director of Land and Mines Office has been ordered to freeze all transactions involving transfers of land owned by Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) since May 10, said director Sharez Izuan Md Zaidi.

UPDATE: May 31, 11.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 31): The contracts of 10 firms appointed to repaint Public Housing and People's Housing Project (PPR) buildings in Kuala Lumpur costing RM180 million have been cancelled, reported Bernama yesterday.

PETALING JAYA (May 31): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has fired back at former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak, saying that an investment of up to RM100 billion to create 100,000 jobs is “not very efficient”.

PETALING JAYA (May 30): Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will resume clamping cars that are parked haphazardly in critical parts of the city, a mere two days after it was announced that the enforcement practice will be suspended.

PETALING JAYA (May 30): Kuala Lumpur MPs hope to retrieve at least 10 plots of land that are still registered under the name of the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) in the 64 parcels of land sold by DBKL under the purview of the former Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor from 2013 to 2018.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 30): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's move to scrap the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) mega project came as a surprise to many and the fact that he did not consult the cabinet has raised concern, Malaysiakini reported today.

PETALING JAYA (May 30): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has challenged former Minister Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan to back up his claims that the cancellation of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) will result in economic losses of RM209 billion.